A droplet deposited on a solid substrate leads to the wetting phenomenon. A natural
observation is the lotus effect, known for its superhydrophobicity. This special feature is …

Droplet impact behaviours are widely applied in a variety of domains including self-cleaning,
painting and coating, corrosion of turbine blades and aircraft, separation and oil repellency …

Various physical tweezers for manipulating liquid droplets based on optical, electrical,
magnetic, acoustic, or other external fields have emerged and revolutionized research and …

Droplet impact is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature, daily life, and industrial processes. It
is thus crucial to tune the impact outcomes for various applications. As a special outcome of …

Liquid flowing around a solid edge, ie, overflow, is a commonly observed flow behavior.
Recent research into surface wetting properties and microstructure-controlled overflow …

Janus materials with anisotropy shapes and chemical compositions, including Janus
particles, Janus nanosheets, and Janus membranes, have a great significance in the …

Guided drop transport is of great importance in various water and thermal management
technologies. Unidirectional drop transport on a hot surface has been widely developed, but …

Wetting phenomena and superhydrophobic surfaces are ubiquitous in nature and have
recently been explored widely in scientific and engineering applications. The understanding …

Water collection by dew condensation emerges as a sustainable solution to water scarcity.
However, the transient condensation process that involves droplet nucleation, growth, and …

Many biological surfaces are capable of transporting liquids in a directional manner without
energy consumption. Inspired by nature, constructing asymmetric gradient surfaces to …